Immediate survival focus: Synthesizing life history theory and dual process models to explain substance use

Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 731-749

  Richardson, George B ^a   Hardesty, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual process models; Life history strategies; Substance use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872571973     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14747049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147470491201000408     Document Type: Article

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